Korle meets the sea [[electronic resource] ] : a sociolinguistic history of Accra / / M.E. Kropp Dakubu

• Autore: Kropp Dakubu M. E (Mary Esther)
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4409667; 306.44609667
• Soggetto topico: Multilingualism - Ghana - Accra
• Soggetto geografico: Accra (Ghana) Languages
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-197) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. A Dispute, a Saying, and Some Theory; 2. Multilingualism and the West African City; 3. Modern Multilingual Accra I; 4. Modern Multilingual Accra II; 5. To the Sea: The Formation of the Ga Language Community; 6. Upstream, Inland: Other People's Languages; 7. Beyond the Sea: Exotic Languages; 8. Flood Control: The Dynamics of Multilingualism; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For centuries, Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been a linguistic anomaly that contains 44 indigenous languages, of which most members of its population speak at least two, Using linguistic, historical, and ethnographic techniques, Dakubu explores the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society.
• Titolo autorizzato: Korle meets the sea
• ISBN: 0-19-772183-4; 1-280-52421-9; 0-19-534518-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784888703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II